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Overview

Elise Buisson is affiliated with the University of Avignon in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and related subfields such as plant science and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work addresses a range of ecological and vegetation dynamics topics, including studies on plant and animal interactions, rangeland and wildlife management, conservation and biodiversity, as well as rangeland management and livestock ecology. Their research interest also covers botany, plant ecology, and forest ecology and biodiversity studies.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Thierry Dutoit, Renaud Jaunatre, Manon C.M. Hess, Fernando A. O. Silveira, and Gerhard E. Overbeck, indicating a network of recurring co-authorship in their publications.

Elise Buisson has published in a variety of scientific journals, with a concentration in:

  • Restoration Ecology
  • Applied Vegetation Science
  • Ecologia mediterranea
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Significant published papers include:

  • "Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration," 2022, Science
  • "A research agenda for the restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas," 2020, Restoration Ecology

Buisson has also contributed to book literature, with a publication titled "Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline," released in 2023 by Elsevier BV.

Best Publications

  • Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority

    Fernando A. O. Silveira;Daniel Negreiros;Newton P. U. Barbosa;Elise Buisson

  • Where Tree Planting and Forest Expansion are Bad for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Joseph W. Veldman;Gerhard E. Overbeck;Daniel Negreiros;Gregory Mahy

  • Toward an old-growth concept for grasslands, savannas, and woodlands

    Joseph W Veldman;Elise Buisson;Giselda Durigan;G Wilson Fernandes;G Wilson Fernandes

  • Linking plant phenology to conservation biology

    Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato;Bruna Alberton;Swanni T. Alvarado;Bruno Borges

  • Resilience and restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and grassy woodlands.

    Elise Buisson;Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Giselda Durigan

  • Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”

    Joseph W. Veldman;Julie C. Aleman;Julie C. Aleman;Swanni T. Alvarado;T. Michael Anderson

  • Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration

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  • Tyranny of trees in grassy biomes

    Joseph W. Veldman;Gerhard E. Overbeck;Daniel Negreiros;Gregory Mahy

  • Step back from the forest and step up to the Bonn Challenge: How a broad ecological perspective can promote successful landscape restoration

    Vicky M. Temperton;Nina Buchmann;Elise Buisson;Giselda Durigan

  • Influence of former cultivation on the unique Mediterranean steppe of France and consequences for conservation management

    Christine Römermann;Thierry Dutoit;Peter Poschlod;Elise Buisson

  • Priority effects: Emerging principles for invasive plant species management

    Manon C.M. Hess;François Mesléard;Elise Buisson

  • The implications of seed rain and seed bank patterns for plant succession at the edges of abandoned fields in Mediterranean landscapes

    Elise Buisson;Thierry Dutoit;Franck Torre;Christine Römermann

  • Monographs of invasive plants in Europe: Carpobrotus

    Josefina G. Campoy;Alicia T. R. Acosta;Laurence Affre;Rodolfo Barreiro

  • Advancing biological invasion hypothesis testing using functional diversity indices.

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  • Diversity of germination strategies and seed dormancy in herbaceous species of campo rupestre grasslands

    Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Elise Buisson;Kévin Cazelles

  • Creation of the natural reserve of La Crau: implications for the creation and management of protected areas.

    Elise Buisson;Thierry Dutoit

  • Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change

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  • Restoration of Neotropical grasslands degraded by quarrying using hay transfer

    Soizig Le Stradic;Elise Buisson;Geraldo Wilson Fernandes

  • A research agenda for the restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas

    Elise Buisson;Elise Buisson;Alessandra Fidelis;Gerhard E. Overbeck;Isabel Belloni Schmidt

  • Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration

    Fernando A. O. Silveira;Carlos A. Ordonez-Parra;Livia C. Moura;Isabel B. Schmidt

  • Species introduction – a major topic in vegetation restoration

    Norbert Hölzel;Elise Buisson;Thierry Dutoit

  • Linking plant morphological traits to uprooting resistance in eroded marly lands (Southern Alps, France)

    M. Burylo;F. Rey;C. Roumet;E. Buisson

  • Effect of Seed Source, Topsoil Removal, and Plant Neighbor Removal on Restoring California Coastal Prairies

    Elise Buisson;Karen D. Holl;Sean Anderson;Emmanuel Corcket

  • Vegetation composition and structure of some Neotropical mountain grasslands in Brazil

    Soizig Le Stradic;Soizig Le Stradic;Elise Buisson;G. Wilson Fernandes;G. Wilson Fernandes

  • New synthetic indicators to assess community resilience and restoration success

    Renaud Jaunatre;Elise Buisson;Isabelle Muller;Hélène Morlon

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Dutoit
Thierry Dutoit University of Avignon
Fernando A. O. Silveira
Fernando A. O. Silveira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Giselda Durigan
Giselda Durigan State University of Campinas
Gerhard E. Overbeck
Gerhard E. Overbeck Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Grégory Mahy
Grégory Mahy Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Leonor Patricia C. Morellato
Leonor Patricia C. Morellato Sao Paulo State University
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
Frédéric Médail
Frédéric Médail Aix-Marseille University
Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira State University of Campinas

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